THE EIGHT PRINCIPLES
When examining life, and judging it's
Qualities;
The Eight Principles can help us sort through dualities.
At basis of all is the
eternal Tao;
From this One
came the Two, which is the Yin and Yang.
The Yin is the substantial,
damp and cool;
It is where the feminine,
gentle and dark take
rule.
The Yang is the force that
activates the form;
The masculine, hard, bright and warm.
The life force can be strong
or excess and repletion,
or weak and deficient with too
much depletion.
Our body can run hot, and
other times be cold;
This firey
metabolism tends to burn out as we grow old.
We must also ward off invasion, which
can be deep or exterior;
just barely on the surface or to
the organs interior.
Yin or Yang, strong or weak;
Interior, exterior, cold or
heat;
These are the principles to
guide us with our treatment;
Do the opposite so the
disease can find adjustment.